What: Curio Theatre Company presents The Nutcracker, by E.T.A.Hoffman, adapted by Tim Martin and Drew Petersen

Where: Calvary Church, 4740 Baltimore Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19143

When: December 7-29, Fridays at 7pm, Saturdays at 2pm and 7pm (full dates below)

The Nutcracker Curio Theatre Company presents The Nutcracker by E.T.A. Hoffman, in Philadelphia. Hoffman's dark children's tale, originally titled "The Nutcracker and the King of Mice" is retold by Curio in this new adaptation for the stage.

It is Christmas at the Stahlbaum home and many guests arrive to celebrate with the family. Young Clara Stahlbaum's mysterious Godfather, Herr Drosselmeyer, arrives and gives gifts to the children. Clara receives a nutcracker, carved and painted in the image of a soldier. Later, after all the guests leave and the children go to bed, Clara gets up and quietly tiptoes downstairs to get her nutcracker from under the tree. In the soft light of the dying fire, she is lulled to sleep under the Christmas tree, and finds herself magically transported into a dreamland where her nutcracker is a Prince. In this fantastical place she encounters a dread enemy - the Mouse Queen. When she and herr mouse-soldiers attack Clara, the Nutcracker Prince tries to defend her but is struck down in the battle. Clara saves her Prince and defeats the Mouse Queen. The battle over, Clara and the nutcracker share a kiss and he becomes a Prince in real life!

A surreal but beautiful German fairytale, The Nutcracker transfers strikingly to the Curio stage through projection and shadow play to captivate audiences of all ages. Performances run from December 7th-29th at the Calvary Center for Culture and Community, 4740 Baltimore Avenue, Philadelphia; Friday at 7pm, Saturday at 2pm and 7pm. Tickets are $22 regular, $19 for students and seniors, $10 for children 12 and under.

Please note: Suitable for all ages but may frighten children under 6. Please call for more information

Visit our website at www.curiotheatre.org, email: boxoffice@curiotheatre.org, or call 215-525-1350 for more information.

Remaining Dates and Times The Nutcracker December 7 - 29, 2007

December. 15, Sat. - 2pm and 7pm
December. 21, Fri. - 7pm Show
December. 22, Sat. - 2pm and 7pm
December. 26, Wed. - 7pm Show
December. 27, Thurs.- 7pm Show
December. 28, Fri. - 7pm Show
December. 29, Sat. - 2pm and 7pm